MANAMA, BAHRAIN – 28 April 2013 – Ithmaar Bank, a Bahrain-based Islamic retail bank honoured three employees for their outstanding performance, presenting each of with a cash prize and a Certificate of Appreciation.

The honouring ceremony continues a long-standing tradition of celebrating employee achievements and recognising outstanding performance with the Employee of the Month Award programme.

The employees, Ahmed Fareed Saud Buqais, Zainab Ashoor Mahmood Shihatah and Fatema Ebrahim Husain Al-Rafaei received their awards from the Ithmaar Bank Chief Executive Officer, Ahmed Abdul Rahim, in the presence of Assistant General Manager and Head of Information Technology, Yousif Al Khan, Assistant General Manager, Retail Banking, Mohammed Janahi and other senior members of the Bank’s management team.

Buqais is a Senior Associate in the Information Technology Department, Shihatah a Senior Officer in the Retail Banking Department, and Al-Rafaei a Senior Officer in the Retail Banking Department.

“The Employee of the Month Award is one of our oldest traditions in terms of recognising employee excellence,” said Abdul Rahim. “At Ithmaar, we have long maintained that it is the quality of our people that will, ultimately, ensure the Bank’s continued success – and I am pleased to note that the dedication, expertise and commitment of our people is clearly translating to an improved Islamic banking experience for our customers,” he said.